Originally Posted by Longhornmaniac8

Why would AA increase flow and sabotage the ops of their wholly-owned regionals? If AA increased flow in such a way that the regional couldn't limit, they would be putting immense amounts of strain on Envoy/Piedmont/PSA to cover those personnel losses. A WO will never flow more than they're contractually required to, and they'll never agree to a new contract that's going to create bigger hiring/staffing problems than already exist.

Far more likely is AA increasing OTS hiring to keep pace with their hiring needs. Anything else just doesn't make sense.